Portraits

Molly Prickett, an environmental engineer for Monsanto, is pictured at a phosphate mine near Soda Springs, Idaho. Prickett works at the only elemental phosphorous plant in the Western Hemisphere.

Vanessa Ballam, an assistant professor of theatre at Idaho State University, has been performing professionally and teaching theatre around the country for the past 15 years.

North Bend Fire Lieutenant John Lucero received the 2017 Oregon Fire Chiefs Association Medal of Valor for his swift action to rescue a woman from a structure fire on April 26, 2016.

Luke Nelson, an Idaho State University alumnus, is world-renowned in the sports of ski mountaineering and ultramarathoning.

Bud Grant is in his 42nd year of coaching baseball, beginning when his son Jeff was only six-years-old. Grant is also in his third year as the American Legion Oregon State A commissioner. “I always wanted to be a coach,” Grant commented. “Only went to college one year so I never got a chance.”

Pedro Marquez, an alumnus of Seattle Central College, is working to complete his bachelor's degree at the University of Washington after overcoming various obstacles in the beginning of his academic career.

Dak, a five-year-old German Shepherd patrol canine, and his handler Coos Bay Officer Chris Krebs wait to run a scenario during the Oregon Police Canine Association Fall Seminar training exercise at Eastside School in Coos Bay on Wednesday.

Coast Guard Capt. Michael Mullen stands for a photo after he assumed command of Sector North Bend from Capt. Michael Trimpert during the Changing of the Command ceremony held at the Coast Guard station in North Bend, Ore. on Friday, July 21, 2017.

A wood technology student poses during class in the lab at The Wood Technology Center of Seattle Central College.

Kasey Teske, the principal at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls, Idaho, was recognized as a Governor's Brightest Star in 2011.

Gynasi Ross, an alumnus of Seattle Central College, works as a poet, writer, musician, lawyer and activist from the Blackfeet Indian and Suquamish Nations.
“Seattle Central was pivotal in opening my eyes to bigger conversations about the world,” Gyasi said. “I was a pretty mediocre student before, but my instructors helped me realize I was smart. They helped me put my ideas into language that up until that point I didn’t have.”

A researcher adjusts the components of a proton accelerator inside the RISE complex in Pocatello, Idaho.

Jennifer Bailey, an information technology student at Seattle Central College, returned to school to broaden her skill set after years owning her own web design business.

Russ Day, a Navy veteran, shows a photo of him and his wife as he recalls his experience at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Kermit Walker, the assistant track and field coach at Southwestern Oregon Community College, is a repeat American Masters Outdoor Track & Field champion. Battling lung cancer, Kermit has completed thirty rounds of radiation and five chemotherapy treatments. When asked how long he plans to compete, the 81-year-old replies “as long as I can breathe.”

Brian Kirk, a jazz professor at Seattle Central College, plays the piano during his jazz class on January 13, 2016.

A culinary arts student works in the kitchen of the One World Restaurant at Seattle Central College on January 27, 2016.